{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Lambe | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|9|25}} | birth_place = Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2018–present | known_for = ''The Grizzlies''<br/>''Trickster'' <br/> ''North of North'' | notable_works = }} '''Anna Lambe''' (born 25 September 2000) is a Canadian Inuk actress from Iqaluit, Nunavut. She is known for her debut role in the 2018 film ''The Grizzlies'', for which she received a nomination for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.
==Career== Lambe made her film debut as Spring in the 2018 film ''The Grizzlies'', which is based on a true story.<ref name="LambePersonalLife">{{cite web |title=Anna Lambe Biography |url=https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Anna-Lambe/bio-citations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419203127/https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Anna-Lambe/bio-citations |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2021 |work=Inuit Art Foundation |access-date=2021-04-19}}</ref> She was encouraged to audition for the role by her drama teacher. The film was shot in Iqaluit, Lambe's hometown.<ref name="LambePersonalLife"/> The film was met with critical acclaim, and Lambe was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women, children and maybe ghosts? 10 takeaways from the 2019 Canadian Screen Award nominations |first=Peter |last=Knegt |date=2019-02-07 |work=CBC Arts |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/women-children-and-ghosts-10-takeaways-from-the-2019-canadian-screen-award-nominations-1.5009519 |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
In 2020, she had a supporting role as Sarah in the television series ''Trickster''.<ref name=vankoeverden>{{cite news |title=Cast revealed for CBC's upcoming series, The Trickster |first=Jane |last=van Koeverden |date=2019-09-18 |work=CBC Books |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/cast-revealed-for-cbc-s-upcoming-series-the-trickster-1.5285735 |access-date=2020-06-24}}</ref> At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations |first=Brent |last=Furdyk |date=2021-03-30 |work=ET Canada |url=https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2021 |access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref>
In September 2022, Lambe was cast in the fourth season of ''True Detective'' on HBO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/true-detective-season-4-cast-fiona-shaw-john-hawkes-hbo-1235381738/|title='True Detective' Season 4 at HBO Adds Five to Cast, Including Fiona Shaw and Christopher Eccleston|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2023|website=Variety}}</ref>
In 2024, she co-hosted the documentary series ''Warrior Up!'' alongside Joel Oulette and Joshua Odjick.<ref>Angel Moore, [https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/new-series-warrior-up-on-aptn-lumi-features-indigenous-youth-warriors/ "New series Warrior Up! on APTN lumi features Indigenous youth warriors"]. ''APTN News'', May 7, 2024.</ref>
In 2025, Lambe began starring in the CBC/APTN original comedy series ''North of North''.<ref>Brendan Christie, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/03/14/arctic-comedy-north-of-north-begins-filming-in-nunavut/ "Arctic comedy North of North begins filming in Nunavut"]. ''Playback'', March 14, 2024.</ref>
==Personal life== {{As of|2022|April}}, Lambe was studying International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa.<ref name="LambePersonalLife"/>
She identifies as 2SLGBTQ<ref>{{cite news |title='In no way did I intend to hurt anyone': Nunavut MLA clarifies comments on 2-spirit people |first=Thomas |last=Rohner |date=2020-03-11 |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/cathy-towtongie-legislature-2slgbtq-two-spirit-statement-1.5493782 |access-date=2025-05-29}}</ref> (2S being an abbreviation for two-spirit). In 2020, she wrote an open letter calling for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut to censure MLA Cathy Towtongie, following Towtongie's statement objecting to the use of the word two-spirit in a legislative motion on the grounds that the concept was not a part of Inuit culture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nunavut MLA called out for statement about 'two-spirit' |first=Emma |last=Tranter |date=2020-03-09 |newspaper=Nunatsiaq News |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavut-mla-called-out-for-statement-about-two-spirit/ |access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> She wrote that "as Inuit, we pride ourselves on being a tolerant, accepting people... Cathy Towtongie does not speak for me as an Inuk in claiming two-spirit lives are not the Inuit way. Sexual fluidity and gender fluidity are parts of Inuit history..."<ref>{{cite news |title=Towtongie reignites controversy over two-spirited people's acceptance in Inuit culture |date=2020-03-07 |newspaper=Nunavut News |url=https://www.nunavutnews.com/nunavut-news/towtongie-reignites-controversy-over-two-spirited-peoples-acceptance-in-inuit-culture/ |access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2018 | ''The Grizzlies'' | Spring / Wynter Kuliktana Blais | |- | rowspan="2" | 2026 | ''Heart of the Beast'' | | Post-production |- | ''The Social Reckoning'' | | Post-production |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2020 | ''Trickster'' | Sarah | Main role |- | 2021–2022 | ''Diggstown'' | Marea Paul | 2 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Three Pines'' | Blue Two-Rivers | 6 episodes |- | 2023 | ''Alaska Daily'' | Alice Porter | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 | ''True Detective: Night Country'' | Kayla Malee | Miniseries |- | ''Warrior Up!'' | Co-host | Documentary series |- | 2025–present | ''North of North'' | Siaja | Main role |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name}} *[https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Anna-Lambe Anna Lambe] on the [https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles ''Inuit Art Quarterly'' Profiles] *[https://www.qaggiavuut.ca/en/inuit-world-artist/anna-lambe Anna Lambe] on [https://www.qaggiavuut.ca/ Qaggiavuut]
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